The Navy is contesting an $8.7 million fine for Clean Water Act violations and alleged deficiencies at its Pearl Harbor-Hickam wastewater treatment system, arguing that the penalty levied by the state Department of Health is legally prohibited because the state is barred from seeking punitive fines. Read more
Coastal geologists have warned that the sandbag structures can be just as damaging as seawalls, causing beaches to narrow and disappear. Read more
Ige’s executive order prohibits state agencies from cooperating with any state that seeks to prosecute or sue women who receive an abortion in Hawaii. Read more
The staffing problem is the latest snag for the $160 million facility in Kaneohe, which was built to provide better security and ease overcrowding. Read more
The fuel has sat in the pipelines since operations at the facility were halted in 2021 after fuel from Red Hill contaminated the Navy’s drinking water system and sickened military families. Read more
Removing the fuel will allow the Navy to begin pipeline repairs in preparation for safely draining about 100 million of gallons from its underground tanks and closing the facility. Read more
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Kaiser said it has been been working to increase its number of mental health clinicians and intends to double its behavioral health staff by the end of 2025. Read more
Josh VanEmmerik, owner of high-end cocktail bar Gaslamp in Kailua, is facing fines of up to $15,000 a day per violation if he doesn’t remove the material. Read more
The Department of Defense says the newly identified repairs shouldn’t extend its proposed timeline for draining the underground tanks, slated for completion in July 2024. Read more
The penalty is based on 766 counts of discharging pollutants into the ocean, 212 counts related to operation and maintenance failures and 17 counts of bypassing of filters without authorization. Read more
Kaiser Permanente’s mental health therapists are entering the fifth week of a strike after contract negotiations on Monday with management failed to break an impasse. While Kaiser declined to discuss negotiations, the union says starting salaries and benefits for new hires are at the center of bargaining. Read more
The penalty is based on 766 counts of discharging pollutants into the ocean, 212 counts related to operation and maintenance failures and 17 counts of bypassing of filters without authorization. Read more
The Navy simulated a spill response exercise Thursday in preparation for draining approximately 1 million gallons of fuel from its Red Hill pipeline system. Read more
Oahu’s stunning North Shore, with its alluring, deep blue ocean and prime surf breaks, is increasingly resembling a game of real estate hot potato as oceanfront property owners unload homes that are increasingly threatened by erosion. Read more
Oahu has already lost about one-quarter of its beaches to shoreline hardening, and scientists warn that figure could rise to 40% by 2050. Read more
The commander’s sole responsibility will be to ensure the safe and expeditious defueling of the underground tanks. Read more
The samples were taken by the Navy in January as part of comprehensive testing of the Navy’s Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam drinking water system, which was contaminated in November with jet fuel from its Red Hill fuel facility. Read more
Hawaii’s hospitals must post online the prices of procedures and services, such as cataract surgery or a mammogram, to comply with new federal price transparency requirements that went into effect in 2021. Read more
The Defense Department said it was able to reduce the final phase when the tanks would be drained from eight months to about five months. Read more
The Defense Department said it was able to reduce the final phase when the tanks would be drained from eight months to about five months. Read more
When Bridget Merancio, an Army wife with three young children, awoke on the morning of Nov. 29, her home smelled like an auto body shop, she recalls. Read more
